LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN LINTON ‘THE SWARM’ VASSELL AND FRANCIS ‘LIMITLESS’ CARMONT ALSO OFFICIAL

Santa Monica, Калифорния. (Сәуір 22, 2016) – The recently announced international tentpole event, «Bellator 158: Лондон,« now features two additional mouth-watering matchups during the event’s main card, бүгінгі қосылған Майкл «Venom» Page (10-0) қарсы Фернандо Гонсалес (25-13) in a welterweight bout at The O2 in London. “MVP” is fresh off a first-round submission during the main card of «Bellator 153: Корешков В.С.. Henderson « бугін кешке and now sets his sights on impressing in his home country.

Одан басқа, the stacked main card now also features a light heavyweight pairing between Linton “The Swarm” Vassell (16-5) мен Francis “Limitless” Carmont (24-11). The two new contests join an event that already features Kimbo Slice (6-2) қабылдау Джеймс Томпсон (20-16) мен Josh Koscheck (17-10) қарсы Пауыл «зат Семтекс» Дейли (38-13-2). Қосымша байқаулар көп ұзамай жарияланатын болады.

In the United Kingdom, the event will be broadcast free on SPIKE UK and Channel 5, while in America the card will air FREE on SPIKE. Exact broadcast details for «Bellator 158: London” will be revealed in the near future. Tickets for the event are on sale now and start at only ￡40.00. They are available at TheO2.co.uk or The O2 Box Office.

As was showcased бугін кешке жанында «Bellator 153: Корешков В.С.. Хендерсон,« mixed martial arts fans and pundits alike would be hard-pressed to find a striker — or submission specialist — as dynamic as Page. Other than his win against Jeremie Holloway, look no further than his previous outings against Charlie Ontiveros, or his 65-second knockout of Rudy Bears for explosive examples. Бірақ, now “Venom” looks to strike against Gonzalez, who is no stranger to being the underdog when he enters the Bellator MMA fray. A proud son of London, Англия, the 29-year-old Page has only reached the judges’ scorecards once in his nine professional outings. “MVP” will enter the cage at The O2 in London with an unblemished record, hometown support and momentum, all on his side.

Гонсалес, a 32-year-old Menifee, Калифорния. is looking to build upon his split decision victory over Гилберт Смит жанында «Bellator 151: Уоррен В.С.. Caldwell” and add to his impressive five-fight winning streak. A veteran of the Scott Coker-founded Strikeforce promotion, as well as World Extreme Cagefighting, Gonzalez has been competing professionally since 2003 and was originally slated to fight “MVP” in March, but the fight fell through when the Englishman withdrew due to injury. Қазір, Gonzalez looks to solidify himself as the No. 1 contender to the crown at 170-pounds and prove that he truly is the stiffest test Page has faced in his 10-fight career.

Vassell is fresh off of a victory over Bellator’s Emanuel Newton in a bout that went the distance at the record-shattering event that was«Bellator 149: Shamrock қарсы. Грейси. « Vassell has now won 11 Оның соңғы 13 fights and will be chomping at the bit to get back in the cage in front of his hometown fans. Vassell joins Thompson, Daley and Page on a card that features a strong contingent of British talent as the card continues to grow.

Hailing from Paris, Франция, the 34-year-old Carmont will enter the cage for the first time in 2016 and fourth under the Bellator MMA umbrella. In his most recent appearance, at the tournament-style «Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1, « Carmont replaced an injured Мұхаммед «King Мо» Лаваль, who was forced to drop out after suffering a rib injury earlier in the event. After winning his first bout of the evening, “Limitless” surrendered a loss to Phil Дэвис in the final round of the tournament-style contest. Қазір, “Limitless” looks to upset the hometown faithful during the main card of «Bellator 158: London.”

Жаңартылған “Беллатор 158: Лондон” Fight Card:

Беллатор MMA ауыр салмақта Басты оқиға: Kimbo Slice 6-2) VS. Джеймс Томпсон (20-16)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Josh Koscheck (17-10) VS. Paul Дейли (38-13-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout: Майкл Page (10-0) VS. Фернандо Гонсалес (25-13)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Bout: Линтон Vassell (16-5) VS. Фрэнсис Carmont (24-11)